Over the next couple of weeks, the law journal submission season will enter full swing. Because there are only a limited number of publication slots at elite law journals—and there is a perception, if not a reality, that a strong placement affects pay, promotion, and lateral offers—this positional competition creates severe angst among law professors that often ends in disappointment. To help elucidate the inner-workings of this process, the ELS Blog will be hosting a forum [on the Nance & Steinberg paper]: